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This year's GardenWalk Cleveland coincides with the City of Cleveland’s Celebration Year of Vital Neighborhoods and Year of Vibrant Green Space. This 10-year initiative that engages everyone to work together to design and develop a thriving and resilient Cleveland that leverages its wealth of assets to build economic, social and environmental well-being for all.

The dates for the Walk in 2018 are JULY 7th and 8th.

Neighborhoods and Tour Dates

SATURDAY JULY 7th: West Park and Detroit Shoreway

SUNDAY JULY 8TH: Little Italy, North Collinwood, and Slavic Village

Guides with maps and details will be available in several garden sites throughout the neighborhoods.

Follow the Sustainable Cleveland blog series to learn more about using native flowers and grasses in the home landscape. A calendar of events is also offered through the blog which you can find here: sustainablecleveland.org

It is fun to imagine that people from all over Northeast Ohio and beyond are coming to Cleveland to tour GardenWalk Cleveland gardens. As you might guess, In 2014 most of our visitors came from Cuyahoga County. We also had visitors from Loraine, Medina, Geauga, Lake, Summit, Stark, Wayne, Portage, Ashland, Delaware, Richland, Franklin, Columbiana, Wood, and Trumbull counties. Of course, we can't forget to mention we had 2014 visitors from Buffalo and Rochester, New York, Smock, Pennsylvania, and from far away, Japan.

Since the inception of GardenWalk Cleveland in 2012, we have had many visitors from outside Ohio. Some other visitors have come from Toronto, New York, Virginia, Washington D.C., Pensylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Indiana, Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Georgia, Hawaii, and Paris, France!

Also, new for this year will be a focus native plants and pollinators. Blogs, workshops and events will be organized throughout the year to help educate gardeners about the many benefits of native plants and ideas for how to use them in the garden to attract native pollinators.Thursday, March 9th is a workshop at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Garrett Ormiston, naturalist and landscape designer, will help gardeners design their home landscapes using native plants. Basic design principles and concepts such as naturalizing, height staggering, color balance, and symmetry will be discussed.

Celebrate GardenWalk Cleveland (GWC) and help fundraise Wednesday, May 30th at Bremec on the Heights. Located at 13410 Cedar Road, just west of Taylor Road, is the go to place in Cleveland Heights for all your gardening needs. 20% of all purchases that day (excluding deliveries) from opening until closing (8AM to 8PM) will go to GWC; go to our Facebook page to obtain a coupon to bring and use. Make your annual or seasonal purchases or even buy gifts with a gardening need this day in order to build up your total purchase and increase that which will be donated to support GardenWalk Cleveland now preparing for it's 2nd annual walk Saturday and Sunday July 21& 22 from 11AM to 5PM each day. GWC volunteers will be present at Bremec's to encourage and support your garden shopping needs. Also, go to the website and on our Press Release page copy and print the flyer about the day.

Good Nature Organic Lawn Care will give GardenWalk Cleveland $30 when you make a referral to a family member, friend or co-worker and they sign up for the full lawn program. You or your friend will get a free Organic Soil Booster application when a new customer signs up as the result of your referral.

To get your free Organic Soil Booster Application and $30 for GardenWalk Cleveland go to www.ReferUsNow.com/GNGW/FREE and enter this VIP code 10876158.

Old Brooklyn Buzz, a group of Old Brooklyn residents that work on activities that support and strengthen their neighborhood, has announced a Cash Mob to take place at the Old Brooklyn Greenhouse Thursday, May 24 at 6 PM ‘til 7:30 PM. The Cash Mob is to incite Old Brooklyn neighbors and others interested in GardenWalk Cleveland 2012 to come and buy plants and supplies in preparation for this year’s GardenWalk.

The Old Brooklyn Greenhouse is located at 4646 West 11th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Along with the Cash Mob rules of (1) spend at least $20, (2) make 3 new friends, and (3) have fun, the Green House will add to the mix by offering raffles, promotions and specials to get everyone in the mood to make their neighborhood really beautiful for the July GardenWalk.

Residents are not the only ones encouraged to attend and participate, local businesses are asked to join the fun and beautification of not only Old Brooklyn, but also all of the other 10 neighborhoods participating on this years GardenWalk.

The GardenWalk Cleveland Cash Mob at Grace Bros in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood was a great success this past Saturday 14 April 2012. From 10AM until 4PM, about 200 people came to join in the fun and spent $3000. Don, Katie and Kevin Grace had extra people present to assist all the people that came to learn about this new farm, pet, and garden store located at 1907 West 5th Street and do a little shopping. Along with the Mob at Grace Bros, many went a few blocks north to Gypsy Bean for After-Mobbing and/or brought their coffee, tea and goodies back to the store for more fun.